Backblast – June 13, 2026
AO: The Fortress – Grace Church – Perrysburg, OH
Workout: Smooth Sailing Leadership Ruck
PAX:
Geppetto – Q
Coconut
Take Down
Van Wilder
The Dabbler (Downrange – F3 Clevleand)
Longhorn
Bevo
Shaft
Spit Valve
Arcy
Binford
Purdy
Spaulding
Yoshi
No FNG’s so right into Mission and Principles: F3 – Fitness, Fellowship, Faith
The Mission of F3 is to plant, grow, and serve small workout groups for men for the invigoration of male community leadership
The core principles of F3 are that it must:
Be free of charge
Be open to all men
Be held outdoors, rain or shine, heat or cold
Be led by men who participate in the workout in a rotating fashion, with no training or certification necessary.
End with a Circle of Trust
Credo: Leave no man behind but leave no man where you find him.
Disclaimer: You versus you. Modify or stop an exercise if you need to. The most important thing is that nobody gets hurt.
Smooth Sailing Leadership Ruck
Icebreaker: I love YR, some or most of you may not. So….
“What’s your go-to ‘guilty pleasure’ song or style of music?”
SONG#1 Sailing by Christopher Cross
The song deals with finding an escape, a place to slow down and remove yourself from the noise of everyday life.
What is something you do personally to give yourself time and space to recharge mentally?
SONG #2 Ride Like the Wind
It's widely known, and even admitted by Christopher Cross that he wrote this song while on acid. While, I am in no way condoning that as a formula for good leadership, talk about some unconventional ways you’ve led at work or your family.
Song#3 What a Fool Believes by The Doobie Brothers
Lyrics; “What A Fool Believes, He Sees….no wiseman has the power to reason away “what seems to be is always better than nothing”
As work leaders or as a husband or father, how do you avoid believing your own narrative and encourage input and thoughts from others?
Song #4 This Is It by Kenny Loggins
Key line: “Are you gonna wait for a sign, your miracle? Stand Up and fight, this is it. Make no mistake where you are, your backs to the corner.
Talk about a time you had to stand up to adversity in work or life. How did you handle it? How did you fight to get yourself out of the corner?
Song #5 Africa Toto
Lyric: I bless the rains down in Africa. This song is about missionaries in Africa and how they would recognize the vital role rain plays in their lives in sustaining the land and crops.
What are some ways that you actively recognize coworkers or family members for their efforts?
COT:
Count o Rama – 20!
Name o Rama
The Six – Spaulding. Eh’d by Stark, named because he used to work at a country club. Doesn’t participate in the leadership ruck much but appreciated it today and the conversation he had with Coconut.
Announcements: Save for beatdown
BOM w/prayer: Thank you Lord for helping us to be better men no matter how rough the seas are that we may face.
Spreadsheets from the Gloom: We tried to get all the way to the Maple Street boat launch but had to turn back before we got there. It was fun getting to pull leadership ideas from Yacht Rock songs. PAX embraced it and we had a nice discussion. Thanks to Coconut for playing each song during the ruck. It very much added to the ambiance! LOL.
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